China's 2,250kW chargers are in service, US thinks about 750kW next year

Geely has already deployed 2.2 MW fast chargers in the field, claiming sub-five-minute charge capability; the units operate at 1,500 V/1,500 A and present two charging heads so each of two cars can receive just over 1 MW simultaneously (no current production cars accept 1,500 V). The company rolled these chargers into five cities within days of announcing them and plans 15,000 sites by the end of next year. China’s EV charging rollout is happening at scale and speed: tens of thousands of megawatt-level chargers already exist, BYD installed 10,000 1.5 MW chargers in five months, and manufacturers are iterating rapidly (Geely touts thermal-control algorithms to protect battery life). Geely also took a stake in NIO’s battery-swap unit, signaling bets on multiple fast-energy strategies.

The United States is far behind: most public chargers remain 350-400 kW, Tesla’s V4 (500 kW) is still scarce, and the fastest planned public offering is EVgo’s 750 kW system now delayed to 2027 and likely to share power across stalls. That pace reflects policy and political choices - slow disbursement of IRA and IIJA funds, partisan roadblocks, and tariffs that hinder supply chains - leaving U.S. infrastructure trailing Chinese deployments and forcing a need for faster, more coordinated investment to compete.